How I broke my Chromatic and ModRetro fixed it

by William Schwartz | Apr 22, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming

  My particular nostalgia gaming fixation is rechargeable batteries, of the AA or AAA variety. I have memories of going to my grandparents’ house in Iowa every summer with just a Game Boy to keep me company. And my grandparents, now dearly departed, bless...

Gaming on the Original iPhone 2G: Three Tiny Games

by William Winter | Apr 22, 2026 | 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Atari, Console/Handheld, Gaming

  To me, there is something deeply satisfying about powering on an iPhone 2G in 2026 and finding that it still works.I keep my original iPhone on a display shelf, still connected to power, keeping the battery charged. It actually still has its original battery,...

Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Rob McCallum

by Todd Friedman | Apr 22, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Interviews

Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Rob McCallum whose documentary is displayed on card number 585 from the Superstars of 2013 Collection.  Rob is the writer and director of “Nintendo Quest”, a documentary following one his friends on a quest to...

Five Retro Games No One Played But Should Have

by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Apr 21, 2026 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Retro Games…we love them, but we have missed so many. By just playing our favorites, there are countless other gems that never managed to grab our eyes. In this exclusive Old School Gamer Magazine post, author Patrick Hickey Jr. gives us five retro games we need to...

Musing of a Retro Gamer: Lost Media and Game Preservation

by Marcus Albers | Apr 19, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Early IBM DOS, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

As I was browsing Reddit the other day, as I’m wont to do from time to time, I came across a post about something of great interest to me that I knew nothing about. The post discussed the release of a PC port of Infinity Blade II. For the uninitiated, the...

Arkamiga – Mainake Project revives classic Arcade action with this latest Arkanoid clone

by Indie Retro News | Apr 12, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Retro enthusiasts and Amiga fans have a new reason to dust off their hardware. The Mainake Project has officially released Arkamiga, a brand-new Arkanoid-style action game developed specifically for the classic Commodore Amiga system. In fact rather than a WHDLOAD,...